Ape Strength Heavy Duty Doorway Pull-Up Bar and Upper Body Workout E-Guide

The bar itself seems great, however, the description says "securely mounts to door frames between 24-39 inches." My door frame is just barely over 24 inches, so I thought this would work perfectly. Turns out the bar requires a door frame of at least 62 cm (as is correctly written on the box), which is about 24.5 inches. This small difference was enough for the bar to not fit into my door frame and now I'm forced to use it in the shower, which is exactly as awkward as it sounds

I got this for my son. The boys in his school seem to be competing for who can do the most pull ups so I was happy to oblige his request to get this for him. The bar seems plenty strong. I'm 185 lbs / 83.9 kg and it holds me fine. For pull-ups the bar needs to be mounted so that there's no chance of it falling but the screws that came with the package were too short in my opinion. I mounted them with some 1.25 inch / 3.175 cm screws that I had. I wanted it to have a good grip in the frame of the door. The supplied screws barely got through the trim. So I pre-drilled a small hole and had it mounted in no time. A word to the wise - don't just measure where you are going to put the mounting - hold the supplied mount on the wall to make sure it's where you want it before you pre-drill. Another thing that I like is that it's easy to move for setups. I read a couple of reviews where people said they fell. No offense but you have to be pretty stupid if you fall when using this. There's just no way it's going to fall if you use common sense and tighten it properly (maybe if you are 350 lbs you'll bend it enough to make it fall). I'm in no way affiliated with this company nor is anyone I know. I did not receive this bar free or discounted for my review. This is an honest review.

Great suction mechanism on bar already, so I didn't have to drill and install bits into the door frame, which was crucial to the wife. So by expanding the post on my 32" door frame by spinning clockwise created a good hold for 210 lb individual, which can be easily removed, except for some light smearing from the rubber "feet" but ah well!Once the screw holding the middle expander came loose and it spun without shrinking back! Scared me half to death but luckily I found where the screw fit back in and was able to remove the bar.

I like the low profile nature of this bar. It fits in the doorway without the bulkiness of the usual fit-over-frame style. This one will leave holes in your door frame though. They are small and easily filled, but it is important to note when renting. Great bar, good support, easy to install, and good quality for the price.

After working out on a friend's unit, I decided to purchase this Ape Strength bar, and the results have been very pleasing. My tool-toting wife installed the bar in 5 minutes, and my 165 pound body was doing chin-ups immediately after tightening the bar. Engaging the core of the body when doing chin-ups is a great way to extend the physical benefits of this product. I have researched other bars, and I'm glad that I chose this one. It worked perfectly.

This pull up bar works pretty well. You have to be careful not to tighten it to far or it might crack your door frame. It can hold a lot of weight, especially with the screws. You do have to be careful about the bar twisting whild you are doing pull ups. To solve this problem, I either use a cross grip or face in a direction that tightens the bar instead of loosening it.

This was an excellent purchase! I find it serves exactly the purpose I wanted it to at a great price. It is easy to install, and seems very sturdy (even though I am light in comparison to how much it says it can hold) There was an awful smell but it dissipated quickly, and if you take the bar down, you see it leaves black marks on the wall. But other than that, it's perfect!

The heavy duty doorway pull-up bar is a fantastic way to get some exercise. I had a bar similar to this when I lived in Ohio but notnearly as good. I have back problems and by hanging from this bar helps my back by stretching the backbone and muscles. It has helpedme with the nagging pain in my hips; also helps because I don't have to go to the chiropractor's as often. I can limit my visits to once permonth as maintenance. It has very easy to place in my bedroom doorway, I'm 83 years old and if I can do it so can everyone elsethat's interested in this product. Plus it is very attractive. JLN